Philippine Vote

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took a swipe at Iceland on Friday for spearheading a U.N. resolution to investigate his bloody war on drugs, saying it was a nation made entirely of ice, with no understanding of his country's problems.

The Philippine Congress on Saturday voted overwhelmingly to extend martial law in the south until the end of the year.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has won the Time magazine's Reader Poll of the 100 most influential people in the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, however, didn't garner any 'yes' votes in the online survey.

To his critics, Rodrigo Duterte is a foul-mouthed, serial adulterer fixated on killing criminals. But the millions who voted for the new Philippine leader see him an anti-establishment hero.

Voting is underway in the Philippines today to elect a new president, with anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte the shock favourite after an incendiary campaign in which he vowed to butcher criminals.

The Philippines votes for a new president today after an acrimonious election campaign that revealed popular disgust with the country's ruling elite for failing to make inroads into poverty and inequality despite years of robust economic growth.

The front-runner to be the next president of the Philippines, tough-talking city mayor Rodrigo Duterte, widened his lead in the last opinion poll before Monday's election.

International Boxing Association (AIBA) president, Wu Ching-Kuo, said the federation would vote within three months on proposals that would allow all professional fighters to compete in the Olympic Games, including in Rio.

Gay and lesbian groups have called on voters in the Philippines to boycott boxing icon Manny Pacquiao as he bids for a Senate seat, after he described gays as "worse than animals".

Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pleaded not guilty to an electoral fraud charge on Thursday at the opening of a landmark trial.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took a swipe at Iceland on Friday for spearheading a U.N. resolution to investigate his bloody war on drugs, saying it was a nation made entirely of ice, with no understanding of his country's problems.

The Philippine Congress on Saturday voted overwhelmingly to extend martial law in the south until the end of the year.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has won the Time magazine's Reader Poll of the 100 most influential people in the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, however, didn't garner any 'yes' votes in the online survey.

To his critics, Rodrigo Duterte is a foul-mouthed, serial adulterer fixated on killing criminals. But the millions who voted for the new Philippine leader see him an anti-establishment hero.

Voting is underway in the Philippines today to elect a new president, with anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte the shock favourite after an incendiary campaign in which he vowed to butcher criminals.

The Philippines votes for a new president today after an acrimonious election campaign that revealed popular disgust with the country's ruling elite for failing to make inroads into poverty and inequality despite years of robust economic growth.

The front-runner to be the next president of the Philippines, tough-talking city mayor Rodrigo Duterte, widened his lead in the last opinion poll before Monday's election.

International Boxing Association (AIBA) president, Wu Ching-Kuo, said the federation would vote within three months on proposals that would allow all professional fighters to compete in the Olympic Games, including in Rio.

Gay and lesbian groups have called on voters in the Philippines to boycott boxing icon Manny Pacquiao as he bids for a Senate seat, after he described gays as "worse than animals".

Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pleaded not guilty to an electoral fraud charge on Thursday at the opening of a landmark trial.